Chris Avellone Files Libel Suit [Jun 28, 2021, 7:17 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Game writer Chris Avellone has filed
a libel lawsuit over sexual misconduct allegations that surfaced against him
one
year ago (thanks
D.M.
Schmeyer via
Gamasutra).
Just yesterday
we mentioned a few posts by Chris addressing the situation, and clearly these
were related to the lawsuit. The defendants are listed as Karissa Barrows, Kelly
Bristol, and 100 Jane Does, and the complaint includes a demand for jury trial.
Part of it alleges conspiratorial behavior:
Avellone is informed and believes, and based thereon alleges, that at all times herein mentioned, each unnamed Defendant was the agent of the other named Defendant(s) herein, and at all times were and are acting within the purpose and scope of such agency, and with the permission and consent of his/her/its named co-Defendant(s) with knowledge, authorization, permission, consent, and/or subsequent ratification and approval of each co-Defendant. Avellone is further informed and believes, and based thereon alleges, that each named and unnamed Defendant knowingly and willfully conspired and agreed among themselves to deprive Avellone of his rights and to cause the damages described herein.
Mr. Tact wrote on Jul 5, 2021, 12:01:
It is really quite the obsession with the basement/cellar troll you have. Hit home does it?
As best I can tell, your argument amounts to "what about ism". Pick any political issue and you can pretty much guarantee on both the left and right there are people taking the issue too far.
What you're doing is whataboutism right now, man. I don't think what I'm doing is the same thing. There are some dangerous "anti-racism" ideas being shared out there by NYT Best Seller authors and the likes. That's what I am talking about. That's all I am talking about regarding this subject. This is my Problem A. I'm not the one coming in with the "What about Problem B". Show me where I did.
About the cellar dweller thing? Doesn't hit home even close. Like I said earlier... somewhere in me there's pity for the guy and his life revolving around Bluesnews (I mean come on, 2 years ago he had 7 post a day on average for the past... what? 7 years?). After a few hundred ad homs thrown at me, I just made a conscious decision to openly express my contempt instead of trying to treat him like a thinking person. But as you can see, I can't help it and sometimes I try to engage with him again, naively thinking it's possible to communicate with him.
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